Post Graduate Teaching Assistant - CDE

About IOE

IOE is UCL Faculty of Education and Society. Founded in 1902, IOE has been shaping policy and helping government, organisations and individuals navigate a changing society for over 120 years. We embrace collaboration and excellence to create a future that is inclusive and just, and have been ranked number one for education every year since 2014 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Centre for Doctoral Education (CDE)

The Centre for Doctoral Education undertakes research to inform, challenge and develop doctoral education internationally. Our work explores the experiences, practices and achievements of doctoral students, supervisors and early career researchers. We draw on this expertise to offer doctoral programmes within our institution, supporting the largest concentration of doctoral students studying education and related social sciences in the UK.

About the Role

The Post Graduate Teaching Assistant will facilitate sessions for doctoral students that form part of IOE’s research training programme. Activities may include:

• IOE MPhil/PhD Core Course
• Post-upgrade workshop
• Qualitative Data Analysis
• Quantitative Data Analysis Courses
• IOE Doctoral Community student-led engagement scheme
• IOE CDE Poster Conference, Summer School, Conference, and 3 Minute Thesis Competition

Appointment Details

These posts are available from 22 September 2025 to 31 July 2026 and are open to current UCL students who are post-upgrade or post-IFS only.

About You

• Educated to Master’s degree level (or equivalent experience) in a related field.
• Currently working towards a PhD in a social sciences subject. (On completion of the PhD, you will no longer be eligible to participate in this PGTA scheme.)
• Interest in relevant methodological issues and the ability to provide constructive suggestions on student proposals.

Application Guidance

Your application form should address all the person specification points and clearly demonstrate how your skills and experience meet each criterion. It is important that the criteria are clearly numbered and that you provide a response to each one.

What We Offer

• 41 days holiday: 27 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 6 closure days (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our faculty holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.